labor/economy
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80-year-old woman bakes tandoori bread in Makhmour refugee camp
80-year-old Gulê Çelê, who left her village due to the oppression of the Turkish state in the 90s, learned how to bake tandoori bread in her village and now she bakes tandoori bread in the Makhmour refugee camp.
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Saffron produced by women in Rojhelat Kurdistan
In recent years, women workers and entrepreneurs have played an important role in the cultivation and harvest of saffron in Kermanshah. However, they receive no recompense for their work.
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Syrian women create different alternatives against economic crisis
Due to the Syrian war and the economic crisis, women in Syria create different alternatives to hold on to life. They make and sell crafts to earn a living.
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Cotton harvest starts in Raqqa
Women working in cotton fields in Raqqa, famous for its agricultural lands, are determined to increase productivity despite the economic crisis and occupation attacks.
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Displaced women of Afrin earn living by making pomegranate juice
Many displaced families of Afrin earn a living by making and selling pomegranate juice in Shahba.
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Women's labor force participation increases in Raqqa
Women’s labor force participation in Raqqa has increased since the city was liberated from ISIS.
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Policy of Turkish state towards NE Syria affects animal husbandry
Besma Hamadî,has been working as a buffalo farmer in Cizîr for 20 years. “There is a decrease in animal husbandry due to the policy of the Turkish state towards NE Syria,” she said.
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Firyal Şêxo earns living by selling homemade products
Firyal Şêxo has been earning a living by making and selling homemade products in Qamishlo for five years. She wants to expand her business.
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Mahiya Yusuf provides employment to women by opening restaurant in Mosul
Mahiya Yusuf, who opened a restaurant after Mosul was liberated from ISIS, has provided employment to more than 30 women.
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Turkey: At least 1,803 agricultural workers die in last 10 years
In Turkey, at least 1,803 agricultural workers have died since 2013, according to the report released by the Laborer Health and Occupational Safety Assembly (İSİG).
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She has to work at 69 due to poverty
Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, many people have been living below the poverty line. Masoumeh Jafari, only breadwinner of her family of 14, has to work at 69.
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Fair in Mahabad gets no expected interest
Food and souvenir stands at the fair held in Mahabad, Rojhilat Kurdistan, have not gotten the expected interest due to high prices and low purchasing power.
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Women work in solidarity with each other in Lice to earn living
Women of the Lice Women’s Cooperative have rolled up their sleeves to make homemade tomato paste this month. The women work in solidarity with each other against the economic crisis.
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Women’s Assembly supports displaced women by developing projects
Afrin-Shahba Women’s Assembly develops projects on Shahba to empower displaced women economically.
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Tobacco harvesting makes farmers unhappy
Tobacco is the only source of living for Saliha Güneş, who has begun to harvest tobacco after planting tobacco in a rental land. She says her family members work under difficult conditions but cannot receive a recompense for their work.
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Tailor in Kobanê: I want to teach women how to sew
Xanim Elî, who has worked as a tailor in Kobanê for six years, wants to teach women how to sew in order to promote women’s economic empowerment.
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‘I will not close my shop and sit at home’
‘Everything is getting worse but I will not close my shop and sit at home,” said Müşerref Kılıç, who keeps baking tandoori bread along with three women despite the recent price hikes.
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Kongra Star provides employment opportunity to women
The Economy Committee of the Kongra Star have put many projects into practice in Kobanê Canton to promote women’s economic empowerment. 150 women have participated in the labor force thanks to these projects.
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Project in Gaza: Products from mushrooms
Palestinian woman Nagham Ghattas’s project provides employment to women by making products from mushrooms.
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Economic crisis affects beekeepers
Muhabbet Beşer has been working as a beekeeper in Gever for years. She broods about what she will do in winter due to fuel price hike.